Cost of living comparison
Greece is 95.6% more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Greece instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 41.6% more for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,477
|
$12.71
€11.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,477
|
$8.10
€7.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$249
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$133
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
pay 15.9% less for groceries
Georgetown
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$311
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,018
|
$4.97
€4.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,665
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$605
|
$3.81
€3.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$520
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$478
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$215
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$309
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$178
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$131
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$121
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 39.5% more for transportation
Georgetown
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$787
|
$8.80
€8.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,892
|
$40.24
€37.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,249,278
|
$22,158.38
€20,406.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,431
|
$13.03
€12.00
|
|
pay 54.5% more for housing
Georgetown
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,406
|
$34.83
€32.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,078
|
$429.23
€395.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$47,693
|
$358.56
€330.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,634
|
$172.07
€158.46
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
Georgetown
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,693
|
$341.10
€314.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$198,895
|
$6,725.16
€6,193.53
|
|
pay 58.0% more for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$492
|
$4.08
€3.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$714
|
$3.33
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$492
|
$5.12
€4.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,908
|
$45.22
€41.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,280
|
$8.85
€8.15
|
|
pay 59.2% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,498
|
$76.36
€70.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,682
|
$36.41
€33.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,769
|
$77.82
€71.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$12,964
|
$99.20
€91.36
|
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